More pictures of Paris

Here are a few more pictures of Paris. Some are from our last trip. The first two pictures are from a building on the Champs-Élysées. Each of the "holes" depict a Greek or Roman god like Bacchus.




This is a small Arch that we found by accident. It is clearly very old. "By accident" means we were just wandering around, slightly lost.




Possibly a consulate building-


I took this at night on our last trip.



We've been walking for 6 hours and I'm jealous that the Parisian mannequin gets to sit down and I don't!

Paris!

I know I'm about to say something that is practically heresy: Paris is a bit of a let down.



I know, I know... how could I think the City of Lights, a lovely romantic city like Paris is anything but great? The problem with Paris is that you spend more time below it than on top of it! We use the Metro to get around and I find we spend most of our time in the subway rather than enjoying Paris. When you are on top, it is breathtaking beautiful. The buildings are lovely. The people are well dressed. The shops full of interesting foods and goods like these lovely scallops in a fish shop.



The subways are extensive, large, humid, and a little dangerous feeling. There are always buskers. You think you have safely gotten on the right train, only to have a team of accordion players and their amplifier, hop on the train and start playing and asking for money.

I love the tall, tall doors in Paris.



The flower shops



The chocolates!!!